i've met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they would never build another american car, and today they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on the top of the world. i've worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to america. not because our workers make less pay, but because we make better products. because we work harder and smarter than anyone else. i sign trade agreements that are helping our companies sell more goods to millions of new customers. goods that are stamped with three proud words, "made in america." [ cheers and applause ] braktd [ crowd chanting "usa" ] and after a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last 2 1/2 years. and now you have a choice. we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here in the united states of america. we can help big factories and small businesses double their exports. and if we choose this path we can create